Saugerties police, rescue workers revive overdose victim with Narcan

SAUGERTIES, N.Y. >> A 42-year-old unconscious man was revived Saturday by rescue workers using an overdose-fighting medication, according to the Saugerties Police Department.

Police responded to a report of an unconscious man at 91 Dock St. at about 6:22 a.m. When they arrived, officers found the unidentified man in a bedroom with a tourniquet wrapped around his arm, police said. Police did not specify what drug the man had overdosed on.

Narcan is a nasal spray used as an antidote for opiate drug overdoses.

“Officers administered two doses of Narcan and provided mouth to mouth resuscitation,” a press release said. “Upon the arrival of paramedics from Diaz Ambulance, another dose of Narcan was administered, which then made the victim responsive.”

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The man was transported to the HealthAlliance Hospital’s Broadway Campus in Kingston by Diaz Ambulance, police said.